Piracy continues in the modern world today thanks to the pirates in areas like Somalia. Piracy "back in the day", if you will, was approved by the monarchs to further help the kingdoms economy. Piracy today is strictly for personal gain helping pirates,like the Somalians, bring in over one hundred million dollars. Authorities ,like the United States Navy, are pleading ship owners to avoid areas where Somali pirates tend to stike. The Navy is also physically combating the pirates. A sort of police force was formed to fight the pirates, but that did not end so well, with the Puntland Maritime Police Force being left to their own wit. I think that a solution to help end the pirates is to call in the Marine Corps to have them do a quick job of the
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